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'''C. L. John''' (born 1966)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=C.L John (NDPP): Constituency- Tehok (ST) (Mon) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Nagaland2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6834 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Nagaland]]. He is a four-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Tehok Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]], in [[Mon district|Mon District]]. He won the [[2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]], representing Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/nagaland-assembly-election-results-2023-winners-8473973/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is the minister of environment, forests and climate change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-09-30 |title=Minister CL John reminds of collective responsibility in preserving wildlife ahead of Wildlife Week 2024 |url=https://nagalandtribune.in/minister-cl-john-reminds-of-collective-responsibility-in-preserving-wildlife-ahead-of-wildlife-week-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Nagaland Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Council of Ministers {{!}} Nagaland State Portal |url=https://www.nagaland.gov.in/ministers |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.nagaland.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
John is from [[Tehok Assembly constituency|Tehok]], Mon District, Nagaland. He is the son of Cheno Konyak. He studied Class 8 at Government High School, Mon, and passed the examinations conducted by [[Nagaland Board of School Education]] in 1985. His wife was in government service and retired from the education department.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
John was elected from the Tehok Assembly constituency representing [[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]] in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 9,232 votes and defeated his nearest rival, C. Kawang Konyak of the [[Naga People's Front]], by a margin of 7,070 votes. He first became an MLA in the [[2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]], representing [[Naga People's Front]]. In 2008, he polled 7,829 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shaboh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 1,403 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Nagaland 2008 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2008/nagaland/195/33 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> He retained the seat for NPF, winning the [[2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]] defeating W. Wongyuh Konyak of the Congress Party, by a margin of 7,891 votes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=C.L John in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/nagaland/cl-john-tehok-candidate-s17a045c006/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He won for the third consecutive time in the [[2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|2018 Assembly election]] defeating C. Kawang Konyak of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,556 votes.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagaland Election: Tehok Assembly constituency result 2023 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/acno45-acno45.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Later, he shifted to [[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]] and won the 2023 Assembly election.<ref name=":1" /> He joined [[Naga People's Front]] when it was merged with NDPP.<br />
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[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Naga People's Front politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 2008–2013]]<br />
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 2013–2018]]<br />
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 2018–2023]]<br />
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 2023–2028]]<br />
[[Category:People from Mon district]]</div>Maansi26